What Is Essential: Separating the Essential from the Noise: Join marketing expert, philanthropist, and musician Rob Fried for a workshop that lays out a process by which we examine our values, plans and next steps to see whether they are aligned or not, and provides tools for refocusing on what is most important to us.
Register Here In partnership with StartUp Westport, The Westport Library is honored to host Westporter Dan Bikel, a key member of the AI community at Meta. A meet-and-greet cocktail reception begins at 6:30 pm. Program begins at 7 pm. Bikel has worked as a natural language processing researcher at BBN Technologies, IBM Research, LinkedIn, and Google […]
The language conversation groups are for those interested in practicing speaking in another language. The groups are open to all levels of experience and are are self-directed. If you are […]
This conversation group is for advanced French speakers. Participants should have some proficiency in speaking French. There is a beginner/intermediate group that meets on Wednesdays. The group will meet every Friday from 11 am-12 pm in room 210. Contact Joan McAteer at [email protected] for more information. Learn a Language Foreign Language Library Collections A to […]
Watch The Duke, about an art heist that changes a couple's lives as part of WestportREADS 2024! In 1961, 60-year-old Kempton Bunton stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. He sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government invested more in […]
Tickets Here Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez will serve up their soul Winter Dance Party in the Trefz Forum at The Westport Library/Verso Studios on Saturday, January 13. Doors open at 6:30 pm; show starts at 7 pm. Tickets are $20, with a cash bar available. Join us LIVE with resident SNL singing tour de […]
Register Here Dr. Clarence B. Jones, the longtime speechwriter and confidant of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will be the guest of honor at Westport’s 18th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. Award-winning news anchor Craig Melvin will serve as the moderator for the conversation, with acclaimed novelist and King in the Wilderness […]
Enjoy the holiday! Martin Luther King, Jr The Civil Rights Movement African American History Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Discuss this year's WestportREADS selection, The Art Thief, by Michael Finkel. Wonder at the true-crime tale of the world’s most prolific art thief, Stéphane Breitwieser, who stole, never for money, but for personal treasure and adoration. Finkel told Esquire, "Working on this book changed the way I experience museums and commune with a work of art. […]
Stay accountable with two free weekly virtual writing workshops from WestportWRITES! The Westport Library is delighted to present two, free weekly Writing Sprints to Prompts and an AMA (“Ask Me […]
The language conversation groups are for those interested in practicing speaking in another language. The groups are open to all levels of experience and are are self-directed. If you are interested in starting a group in a language not offered, contact Jennifer Keller at [email protected]. This group meets every Tuesday from 2-3 pm in room 210. […]
Note: The meeting on Tuesday, January 16, will be Zoom only due to the inclement weather. If you write and need a place to read your work in front of […]
The language conversation groups are for those interested in practicing speaking in another language. The groups are open to all levels of experience and are self-directed. If you are interested […]
Take a break from your keyboard or quill and get energized! Come to the Library to meet other area writers on the third Wednesday of each month. Tell us what […]
What could be better than working on your favorite knitting or crocheting project while someone reads out loud to you? Join our yarn circle/adult story time for your dose of […]
